GLRC Members in Chemistry

  • Professor, Chemistry
  • Affiliated Associate Professor, Biological Sciences

Research Interests

  • Chemical biology: development of novel molecular probes for DNA sequencing analysis and disease gene discovery
  • Medicinal chemistry: development of new imaging and therapeutic agents towards cancer and cardiovascular disease; Design and synthesis of novel prodrugs of peptides and peptide mimetics.
  • Professor Emeritus, Chemistry

Research Interests

  • Climate change communication
  • Science-policy interface
  • Youth engagement in climate policy
  • Response of aquatic systems to climate change
  • Great Lakes
  • Fluorescence-based analytical methods
  • Aerosol chemistry
  • Origin and fate of dissolved organic carbon (DOC) in terrestrial, lake, and marine environments
  • Methods for detection of free radicals, photochemical transformations of natural and anthropogenic organic compounds in the environment
  • Integration of biological, geological, physical, and chemical data for understanding global cycles.
Lynn Mazzoleni
"Nature is the source of all true knowledge."
—Leonardo Da Vinci
  • Associate Professor, Chemistry

Research Interests

  • Understanding how pigment composition, structure, and morphology govern optical behavior and color in paint systems
  • Characterizing pigment particle size, refractive index, and binder interactions through materials-based approaches
  • Current work centers on building a systematic SEM database
  • Bridging scientific and artistic frameworks for understanding color through interdisciplinary scholarship and studio practice